MOTOR ACCIDENTS

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1931, Page 5

MOTOR ACCIDENTS

(Par Press Association). PAHIATUA, August 10. A car overturned at Hahina yesterday afternoon, and some amateur boxers, returning from Wellington, were injured. Joe Franklin, featherwe’ght champion of Poverty Bay. had his loft ’eg broken. Fred Bennie, light-weight champion. Hawke’s Bay, had a severe cut on the knee. Bath were admitted to ‘he hospital. Other occupants, who escaped injury, were Mrs J. R. Gregory (Whatatntu), owner of the car; Mrs J. Heeney (Gisborne), Messrs J. Heeney and RegGregbry. Franklin was the driver, and was forced -on some shingle, endeavouring to avoid a collision with another car. and the yeh ; cle overurned. WELLINGTON. August 10. Harold Francis Walker, farmer, of Wainui-o-Mata, had a miraculous escape when a motor lorry he was driving, crashed over a 200~feet bank. Walker was driving up Wainui Road, wHen the vehicle skidded-off the road, toppling over the bank Walker, who was thrown out before it reached the bottom, where the lorry was smashed to atoms, escaped with a sprained ankle. CHRISTCHURCH, August 10. After knocking down two girls in. Ricearton Road on Saturday evening Alfred Edwin Smith. 49, motor engineer, was arrested. Tie pleaded, guilty to-day .to being intoxicated while in charge of a ear and was fined £l5 with costs and ordered io take out a prohibition or-

The condition of one girl is serious. WANGANUI. August 110. Norman Tinney, of Patea, pleaded guilty at the Supreme Court to recklessly driving a motor cat“ causing the death of S. C. Humphrey on May 16, and to negligently driving. causing death. The Crown offered no evidence on a manslaughter charge. ’’Tinney toll' Se ’ sentenced on Wed* nesday morning, ' I PWELLIXGTQN, August 10.

Alfred Richard Amey, motor foreman, 43. was fined £25 to-day, ’ for intoxication, whilst in charge of a car, and his license was endorsed. Counsel for Apjey said that he had been sales manager for dominion Motors for seven years. He was married with five children, and counsel was authorised to say that if defendant could keep his license, he could keep his position Mr Woodward, S.M. • I don’t want to deprive a man who has five children of employment, if I can do justice without it. AUCKLAND, August 10. A Kaitaia widow, whose husband was the victim of a motor collision between two motor cycles near Maiingatapere, on December 16, brought a big claim for £3500 in the Supreme Court, before a jury of a dozen, to-day. Plaintiff is Mary Agnes Strack, and, the defendant is Richard Wallace, of Maungatapere. farmer.

Allegations of negligent, unskilful and reckless driving are made.